Cybersecurity Program Manager – Gov IT & Cloud Leadership

9thwayinsignia; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

9th Way Insignia is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead the VA cybersecurity program, ensuring alignment with federal requirements and contract objectives. You will oversee architecture, engineering, operations, modernization, and support activities, coordinating with VA stakeholders and the Contracting Officer.

In this role you will translate government priorities into actionable work plans, mentor multidisciplinary teams, manage schedules and risks, and maintain the CPMP throughout the

Qualifications

• Exceptional leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall program and contract management leadership for cybersecurity architecture, engineering, operations, modernization, and support activities.
• Serve as a primary management interface with the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Representative, VA Program Manager, OIS/COSE leadership, and other Government stakeholders.
• Translate Government requirements, priorities, tasking, and customer expectations into actionable work plans, assignments, schedules, and technical direction for the contractor team.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams supporting cybersecurity, cloud security, architecture, engineering, risk and compliance, DevSecOps, AI, cryptography, documentation, and related technical functions.
• Manage the planning and execution of IT and cloud design, security, development, systems engineering, and implementation efforts.
• Ensure program execution remains aligned with approved Federal security, cybersecurity, cloud, A&A, and Authority to Operate requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and update the Contractor Project Management Plan (CPMP) throughout the period of performance.
• Establish and maintain the program's work breakdown structure, activity lists, resource assignments, schedules, dependencies, interdependencies, milestones, risks, and project baseline.
• Monitor program performance against the approved baseline and identify deviations requiring corrective action or Government coordination.
• Manage program schedules and ensure contract activities, milestones, reviews, and deliverables are completed within required timeframes.
• Identify, assess, track, and manage program risks, issues, dependencies, constraints, and impediments.
• Develop and coordinate mitigation plans for schedule, staffing, technical, performance, security, and delivery risks.
• Proactively identify unresolved issues and establish resolution plans, responsible parties, and completion timelines.
• Escalate significant risks or issues to Government leadership when appropriate while maintaining transparency and avoiding unnecessary escalation.
• Manage and coordinate production of required Weekly Progress Reports, Project Management Report

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Communication

Job description

9th Way Insignia is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead the VA cybersecurity program, ensuring alignment with federal requirements and contract objectives. You will oversee architecture, engineering, operations, modernization, and support activities, coordinating with VA stakeholders and the Contracting Officer.

In this role you will translate government priorities into actionable work plans, mentor multidisciplinary teams, manage schedules and risks, and maintain the CPMP throughout the